Edison Sault Electric Company
Edison Sault Electric Company
Edison Sault Electric Company was a public utility that supplied electricity to the eastern part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. It served four counties: Chippewa, Mackinac, Schoolcraft, and Delta.
History
- Founded in 1892 in Sault Ste. Marie.
- In 1998, Wisconsin Energy Corporation acquired Edison Sault Electric Company with its parent company ESELCO.
- In 2009, Wisconsin Energy announced an agreement to sell Edison Sault Electric to Cloverland Electric Cooperative of Dafter, Michigan.
System and operations
- The company’s only generating station was the Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant on the St. Marys River in downtown Sault Ste. Marie.
- At night, Edison Sault could sell power to larger utilities such as Upper Peninsula Power Company and Consumers Energy.
- Transmission voltage: 138,000 volts; subtransmission: 69,000 volts; distribution: 13,200 volts.
Interconnections
- Edison Sault had four 138 kV interconnections with other utilities. Two were with Consumers Energy (McGulpin-Straits #1 and #2) and ran under the Straits of Mackinac.
- The other two interconnections were with Wisconsin Electric (Arnold-Indian Lake #1 and #2).
- It also had interconnections on its 69 kV subtransmission system with Cloverland Electric and Upper Peninsula Power.
See also
- Edison Sault Power Canal
- Lists of public utilities
External links
- Official Cloverland Electric site
This page was last edited on 1 February 2026, at 21:36 (CET).